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'LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE'
ON TCM.
Friday 1 oktober TCM is broadcasting
at 15:55 PM. the Elvis Movie 'Live a little, love a little'
Songs:
Live A Little, Love A Little, A Little Less Conversation, Almost In
Love
2004/09/30 Elvis Today Tomorrow And Forever - www.elvisnederland.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com
Better Footage For Elvis The
Concert.
A UK newspaper, announcing Elvis The
Concert, mentioned that "For 2005 the
production is using some new footage from the new 'Aloha' and '68' DVD
releases."
EPE confirmed to us that that Elvis - The Concert producer Stig Edgren
will
be given access to the re-mastered '68 and Aloha footage for use in
upgrading the quality of the picture for the '68 and Aloha material
used in
Elvis The Concert.
How the song lineup might change - song selections, version selections
- is
not known this far out from the tour.
2004/09/29 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com
Promised
Land (Alternate Studio Take)
2004/09/29/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Down
In The Alley (Opening Night, August 19th, 1974)
2004/09/29/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Milan Fancies Some Fun in the 1960s
Sun.
MILAN (Reuters) - It was back to the
1960s at Milan fashion week on Tuesday
as Pucci returned to its hippie roots and Dolce & Gabbana got the
catwalk
all shook up with an Elvis-inspired show.
Reuters Photo
D&G used Elvis Presley's granddaughter as one of their models last
season
and while she was absent from the spring/summer 2005 show, the King
himself
stared out from cropped gray T-shirts.
The design duo joined Elvis on the set of his 1961 film "Blue
Hawaii,"
wrapping models in bright red Hawaiian prints and stamping tropical
flowers
and birds on their trademark denim.
Rather than blue suede shoes, the D&G girls marched around the
catwalk in
pink slouch boots or flat pumps with bright sequined flowers on them.
For a night on the town, D&G dreamed up a tiny pink and orange
grass skirt
or Hawaiian print micro-dresses with side slits so high and front
plunges so
low that they will pose some serious underwear questions.
D&G's answer? Bright pink briefs with diamante studs.
Pucci offered more of the hippie side of the '60s as designer
Christian
Lacroix raided the archives of the house of swirls.
Bright pink and aqua swirls cascaded down floaty chiffon dresses and
capri
pants while the 21st-century working girl will be satisfied by the
same
happy-go-lucky prints decorating structured work skirts and trench
coats.
The Pucci patterns were painted in bright sequins for evening dresses
held
up by jeweled bands, while for a relaxed day in the country, milkmaid
skirts
were cut from broderie anglaise with the occasional Pucci patch.
"I loved the 1960s. I was a teenager and enjoyed so much freedom,
optimism
and fun in those days. Plus, there were all these lovely girls in
Pucci
prints around," Lacroix told Reuters after the show.
"We need that sort of cheering up nowadays so I couldn't help
myself. Back
to the future."
2004/09/29 Jane Barrett - Reuters / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis cited as nude grinds upheld.
PHOENIX - A local law on
adult-entertainment businesses went too far when it
effectively banned nude dancing by prohibiting simulated sex that
could
extend to Elvis Presley's "gyrating hips," a court ruled
yesterday.
Upholding most of a 1997 Maricopa County ordinance, the 9th U.S.
Circuit
Court of Appeals said the county can restrict businesses' hours and
require
licenses and permits.
However, a regulation that bans "sex acts, normal or perverted,
actual or
simulated," amounts to a ban on nude dancing, a constitutionally
protected
activity, the court said in a ruling issued in San Francisco.
"If Elvis' gyrating hips can fairly be understood to constitute a
simulated
sex act, one can fully appreciate the potential scope of the
restrictions
placed on erotic dancers in Maricopa County," Judge Diarmuid F.
O'Scannlain
wrote for a three-judge panel.
"One is left to speculate as to what movements, precisely, a
dancer may
incorporate in a performance without running afoul of section 13(e),
and yet
still effectively convey an essentially adult, erotic message to the
audience."
2004/09/29 The Associated Press / Ep.Gold.Com.
Interesting info about Elvis, Oprah,
& IICD lyrics.
I found this online whiledoin some
research about Elvis and Oprah's distant
relation. I never thought much about the line in IICD where Elvis
talks
about "If I can dream of another land where all my brothers walk
hand in
hand" until now. This articleis old.Back in99,I think.But it's
also supposed
to be proven false and just a made up rumored lie..That was until
Oprah
admitted that she IS related to Elvis. Check this out.....
Earlier this month, the American genealogist Rod Stucker,. announced
he had
found documents revealing that Elvis Presley and Oprah Winfrey were
distant
cousins.
The connection is Oprah's g-g-grandfather Nelson Presley, who owned a
hotel. He was one of the 10 slaves of Elvis's ancestor Lewis Presley,
we
don't
know whether Nelson was born out of romance or out of sexual
harassment.
The talk show hostess was perplexed by this news and immediately went
on
a diet ... [translator's note: Hmm. Don't know if I believe this.]
Then some lines are spent on one of the few political songs Elvis has
recorded,
an ode to M. L. King: 'If I can dream of a better land/ where all of
my
people
could walk hand in hand/ Tell me why, tell me why/ tell me why can't
my
dream
come true?'*
In the song IICD it doesn't say "people". It says brothers,
but still the
same thing. Notice it said Oprah went on a diet? Well, we all know she
did
diet and now looks fabulous! LOL
2004/09/29 Lakeisha / Ep.Gold.Com
Jennifer Holden At The Elvis At The
Movies Show.
Elvis Unlimited is proud to announce
that the actor Jennifer Holden who
plays Elvis' girl friend in the legendary movie Jailhouse Rock will be
at
the Elvis At The Movies show.
The Elvis At The Movies show will also be attended by Jan Shepard who
were
Elvis' co-star in King Creole and Paradise Hawaiian Style, Bob Moore
who
played bass for Elvis from 1958 to 1968. Maarten Jansen from Holland,
Jack
Baymoore from Sweden, Stan Urban from England, Bobo Moreno and Sanne
Roslev
from Denmark
Photo: Jennifer Holden with Elvis Impersonator, Nikolai Breiter, her
grandson!
The show will take place in Randers (Denmark) on October 30 and in
Uddevalla
(Sweden) the day after on October 31.
Please contact Elvis Unlimited for more info on how to order tickets:
http://www.elvisunlimited.com
2004/09/29 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Graceland Goes Pink for Breast
Cancer Awareness.
October is National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month. In support of this the
Estee Lauder Companies have pursued the lighting of famous landmarks
around
the world in pink lights for the month of October - The Fifth Annual
Estee
Lauder Companies Global Landmarks Illumination Initiative. Graceland
is
proud to join the effort again this year.
For the whole month of October 2004, the white lights and
multi-colored
lights that normally illuminate the Graceland Mansion façade and
front
grounds all will be switched to pink bulbs. A Breast Cancer Awareness
Month
banner on the front of the stone wall that surrounds the mansion
property
will explain to passersby why there's a pink glow around Graceland.
Check out on http://www.elvis.com
the live GracelandCam on evenings during
October to see the pink lights.
2004/09/29 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
REMINDER: New Graceland Cookbook -
Your Participation Is Invited.
Bumping this back up from News Archive
back into Current News as a reminder.
Also note the addition of sample recipes for the book have been added
at the
bottom of this page. Revised Deadline for Recipe Submission: October
31,
2004.
GRACELAND'S TABLE
Recipes and Meal Memories Fit for the King of Rock and Roll
An Ellen Rolfes Book
Published by Rutledge Hill Press - Fall, 2005
Elvis always wanted to return to the place that captured his heart -
Graceland. And the heart of Graceland itself was the dining room,
where
Elvis gathered at the eight-foot-long table surrounded by gold-colored
carved chairs to dine with his extended family and friends. The
atmosphere
was always warm and casual. This was a setting that gave Elvis a sense
of
his familial place. This was home.
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. has joined with Ellen Rolfes Books,
Inc. to
develop GRACELAND'S TABLE, which will be a cookbook evoking those meal
memories through recipes solicited from Elvis's fan base. We invite
you to
submit your favorite recipe - one that you would have liked to be
served at
Graceland's table for Elvis.
Click here: http://www.elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=661
to go to the
recipe solicitation form and become part of a story never told - for
the
first time from the fans' perspective - in a cookbook to be compiled
as a
tribute to the King of Rock and Roll. Revised Deadline for Recipe
Subission:
October 31, 2004.
2004/09/28 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Wonderful Tributes to Al Dvorin.
Al
Dvorin Clip (made by Robin Klarenbeek)
I have been told there were over 1,000
people at the funeral of Al Dvorin
and there were amazing tributes to him posted on the official tribute
paper
Chicago Sun-Times.
The tributes were wonderful with over 55 pages to date that read like
a
who's who in the Elvis World. There were many fan club presidents,
tribute
artists and people from the entourage and who performed with Elvis.
The huge
list included Ginger Alden, Patsy Andersen, Ed Enoch and the Stamps,
Joe
Esposito, DJ Fontana, Larry Geller, Myrna Smith, The Jordanaires, Sam
Thompson, Linda Thompson, Ronnie Tutt, Sonny West and Kathy
Westmoreland to
name just a few. Reading through these wonderful tributes shows how Al
touched so many people and how "he gave out love like he was
giving out
candy", as eloquently put in one tribute. Myrna Smith wrote a
poem, Kathy
Westmoreland a touching tribute and the only person from EPE to write
was an
ex-employee, Patsy Andersen. There was no tribute from Soden,
Priscilla or
Lisa....shame on them, unless they have written private messages to
the
family, but don't hold your breath.
Just a few hours before he died, Al phoned his agent Kristy Royle and
told
her he had been put in hospital in Vegas for a day previously,
suffering
from exhaustion. He should have flown from Palm Springs to Vegas but
for
some unknown reason was driven and he was dreading the journey. Al
told
Kristy to make sure she had all his family numbers, as if he had a
premonition. Throughout his life Al gave out so much love but sadly at
his
death his family were not united in grief. Al Dvorin was Jewish and in
the
Jewish religion there is a period of grieving called "sitting
shiva". The
closest relatives sit on low stools in the family home and other
family or
friends come to pay their respects usually for one week. Sadly, Al
would
have been heartbroken to know that his daughter had to sit shiva in
his
house while her two brothers, one a rabbi, sat shiva elsewhere. For a
man
that gave out so much love it seems his son, the rabbi, won't speak to
his
daughter even when their father had died. It may be none of my
business but
Al was so good, so kind, so caring, so forgiving, so loving it would
be nice
to think his legacy will continue through his children and the memory
of his
love will bring them back together. Without this forgiveness, by none
other
than a rabbi, I don't think Al Dvorin or his beloved wife Bernice will
rest
in peace.
I think there should be a memorial service to Al Dvorin in America so
that
at some future date family, friends and fans can gather to pay their
respects to a truly great man. I don't recall ever seeing so much love
shared at the death of someone closely associated with Elvis Presley.
To the family and friends of Al Dvorin:
In times like these, words are not enough to ease the grief of one so
dear.
We were with Al in Las Vegas August 13 and 14. He was in great
spirits, even
though we always knew how much he missed his lovely wife, Bernice. He
always
requested her favorite song, SPANISH EYES, and would listen with tears
in
his eyes. He genuinely loved his family and was so excited about going
to
Israel for his grandson's barmitzvah, though his heart was heavy
because
Bernice wouldn't be with him.
HE GAVE HIS GRACE&KINDNESS
A FRIEND TO EVERYONE
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, AL
FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE
GOD GAVE TO US A TREASURE
AND MEMORIES LIVE ON
AL, REST IN PEACE WITH YOUR BERNICE
UNTIL OUR REUNION
MYRNA
THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS
My dear friend, Al.
You have given me memories that will live forever in my soul. There
was
never one day that you didn't brighten all of our spirits. Always
cheerful,
peaceful, never once did I see you 'frazzled' or angry. Just to see
your
face each day made me happy. I am out of words...I love you, and will
miss
you here. You truly were one of the most "wonderful" ...(this
word just
doesn't quite say it all)... people I had the good fortune to know.
Although
I cry today for you, just thinking of you will always make me happy.
What a unique, special, brilliant, honorable man. Thank you for your
friendship.
Kathy Westmoreland (CA )
During the twenty two years that I worked for the Estate of Elvis
Presley,
Al was always accommodating and willing to help me any way possible.
He was
wonderful to the Elvis fans and always had a smile. Thank you, Al, for
being
there and sharing all the wonderful Elvis stories with us. Each and
every
time I hear, "Elvis Has Left The Building", I will remember
you. Rest in
Peace, my dear friend. We love you.
2004/09/28 Chicago Sun-Times / www.elvisly-yours.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
PORTHCAWL GOES ELVIS CRAZY.
The Welsh seaside town of Porthcawl is
going Elvis Crazy on the weekend of
October 1st-3rd. The whole town is supporting this fabulous Event with
even
the Mayor and Mayoress renewing their wedding vows in a special Elvis
themed
chapel, along with many other couples.
It is great to see a whole community behind such an exciting venture
and
their will be tribute acts from around the world. Fans who have read
about
Al Dvorin sad death may know that he was with one of the ETA's Kraig
Parker
in his show in Vegas shortly before he died. Kraig is a famous tribute
artists in the States and is managed by Charles Stone who worked
closely
with Elvis, the Colonel and Al putting on Elvis Shows from 1972-77.
Charles'
friend Elvis fan club president Sandi Pichon has just released a new
book
"Raised on Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!" that has had wonderful
reviews in the Elvis
World and she will be in Porthcawl launching her book.
You can see the Black Elvis, Colbert Hamilton and Maltese Elvis,
Martin who
both supported our promotion to launch Elvisly Yours Restaurants on
July
5th. Colbert and Martin both made the final ten places in our contest.
Then
there is Dave Riley, the Welsh Elvis and a dear friend, Linda Gail
Lewis. If
you haven't seen Linda Gail Lewis performed you don't know what you
are
missing. Her version of "Great Balls of Fire" is as good as
her brother,
Jerry Lee. Linda Gail was performing with Jerry for years. In fact,
her dear
brother knocked her offstage in Memphis during a gig after she got
married
to an Elvis Tribute Artist so she started her only solo career and has
never
looked back. She is the greatest female rock and roll artist in the
world
and just watching her fingers fly across the keyboards as she plays is
a
sight to behold.
There will be karaoke sessions, competitions and most of the events
are FREE
with over 30 different events in the town. A neat idea is a Welsh Male
Voice
Choir singing Elvis songs. will they include "Green, Green Grass
of home". I
wonder if Tom Jones will make an appearance.
Full details about all the events and all the participating acts and
artists
can be found on the official "Porthcawl Elvis Festival"
website:
www.elvies.co.uk . You will find
Porthcawl just off the M4 about half way
between Cardiff and Swansea. It is the biggest Elvis Festival in
Europe and
promises to become an annual event that Elvis fans cannot afford to
miss.
2004/09/28 www.elvisly-yours.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Phil Spector Charged With Murder.
Legendary producer Phil Spector, who
produced the demo for the song
"Nightrider" for Elvis, was charged with murder on September
27, in the
shooting of the B-movie actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion last year.
Spector, who once again registered a plea of not guilty and currently
remains free on $1 million dollar bail, said "The actions of the
Hitler-like
DA and his storm trooper henchmen are reprehensible, unconscionable
and
despicable."
2004/09/28 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.
Photographer Langston McEachern Died
Photographer Langston McEachern died at
the age of 86., he photograpehed
Elvis Presley December 15, 1956 as a headlining act during a special
performance at the KWKH Louisiana Hayride, Hirsch Coliseum in
Shreveport, La.
2004/09/27 Various / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Presley: Birth of the Rock
Star.
As part of its 75th anniversary
celebration, BusinessWeek is presenting a
series of weekly profiles for the greatest innovators of the past 75
years.
In this article they pay tribute to Elvis Presley. In late September,
2004,
BusinessWeek will publish a special commemorative issue on Innovation.
The man who put rock 'n' roll on the world's cultural map blazed a
trail
many have followed but none with quite the same impact.
In 1953, when Elvis Presley was an 18-year-old truck driver earning
$35 a
week, the American music scene was comfortably set in its ways.
Country
musicians picked guitars. R&B musicians jammed on saxophones and
pianos.
Gospel music stayed in churches. And performers' hips stayed in a nice
straight line. Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby sang beloved popular
standards.
British star Frankie Vaughan performed his high stepping,
song-and-dance
routine in tails, bow tie, top hat, and cane.
Then, personified in one teenager, a new form of music turned
everything
upside down.
One day in 1953, Presley walked into a Memphis studio and paid $4 to
record
his first two songs as a birthday present for his mother: My Happiness
and
That's When Your Heartaches Begin. The studio's owner, Sam Phillips,
vaguely
intrigued by something in the young truck driver's mien and voice,
invited
him to practice with some local musicians who used the studio as their
home
base.
CRUCIAL FUSION. A few months later Phillips' Sam Records
released,
fittingly enough given what Presley would do to synthesize country and
blues
influences into rock, a 45-rpm record with Presley's version of a
blues song
on one side -- That's All Right -- and a popular country tune on the
other,
Blue Moon of Kentucky. The youngster's ability to fuse a white country
sound
and a black blues sound struck everyone in Memphis and its environs as
something totally unique. The record sold 20,000 copies in a few
weeks, and
Presley was invited to appear at the Grand Ole Opry. The King's career
was
launched.
With Phillips as his mentor in 1954 and 1955, Presley mixed his
country,
R&B, and gospel influences and continued to forge a new sound by
applying
traditionally country-music instrumentation -- defined by a heavy use
of
guitars -- to blues and R&B sounds by black artists. He wasn't the
very
first or the only one doing it, of course. But, in the mid-1950s, it
was his
charismatically sneering and sexually suggestive act that would click
with
teenagers the world over.
By 1956, Presley had changed everything. In that year alone, Presley y
magically reinterpreted music that had been done by other musicians,
including Heartbreak Hotel, Don't Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Blue Suede
Shoes, and
Love Me Tender. The appearance of Elvis "The Pelvis" on The
Ed Sullivan
Show, where CBS decided to show him just from the waist up,
scandalized
millions of parents all over the country, while enthralling their kids.
STILL THE BIGGEST. The conventional wisdom regarding Presley's
singular
role in popularizing rock 'n' roll is that he made black music
palatable to
a young white audience: Take some old blues records, mix with a nice
profile, sideburns, a soulful voice, some pelvic gyrations, and, voila
--
rock 'n' roll. But it wasn't that simple. "What he actually did
was take
'black' music and 'white' music and transform them into this third
thing,
which ended up being rock," says Greg Drew, a New York City-based
voice
coach whose clients include Lenny Kravits, Avril Lavigne, and Corey
Glover.
The story of Presley's meteoric rise and calamitous fall rivals any on
the
American cultural landscape. The first person to become what we know
now as
a rock star, he arguably still remains the biggest one of all time.
While he
didn't go on to sell as many total albums as the Beatles and several
other
artists, his American record sales earned the King 45 gold records,
still a
record.
And he remains astoundingly underrated for his ability to sing
anything,
anytime, anywhere. "No one sang so many different kinds of music
as well as
he sang them at such a high level for such a long time -- rock,
gospel,
country, standards," says Drew. "Can you imagine Bruce
Springsteen or Bono
or Michael Stipe winning a Grammy for singing gospel music?"
CHURCHES AND BEALE ST. Presley was born in a two-room house in
Tupelo,
Miss., on Jan. 8, 1935. A twin brother, Jesse, died at birth, and
Presley
grew up as Gladys and Vernon Presley's only child. As a boy, Presley
attended all-night gospel sings with Gladys, and soon enough, he and
his
parents formed a popular singing trio at church retreats, revivals,
and
county fairs.
His parents gave him his first guitar at age 11, and when the family
moved
to Memphis when Presley was 13, he began to frequent the black R&B
acts on
Memphis' club-lined Beale Street. It was the confluence of these
influences
that would later set Presley apart and what Presley's famous adviser
and
manager, Colonel Tom Parker, always encouraged him to mine for new
material.
During his breakthrough year in 1956, critics savaged the young singer,
particularly after his performance on Ed Sullivan. Jack Gould, The New
York
Times music critic at the time, acidly wrote the morning after the
show:
"Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability. His one
specialty is an
accentuated movement of the body that heretofore has been previously
identified with the repertoire of the blonde bombshells of the
burlesque
runway."
JUST ANOTHER G.I. Other performers were just as puzzled at first
at
Presley's fanatical following, and some, like Jerry Lee Lewis, did
their
best to poke fun at the young Presley and even upstage him on variety
shows
and joint acts. But nothing could slow Presley down in the late 1950s,
as
hit records and movies -- his first flick, Love Me Tender, took just
18 days
to shoot in late 1956 -- came one after the other. Presley made 33
films in
all. Nothing, that is, except the U.S. Army, which he was drafted into
in
1959. Presley, exploiting none of his fame or advantages, spent 18
low-profile months in West Germany.
When he was discharged in 1960, he emerged with a new girlfriend,
Priscilla
Beaulieu, a toned-down act singing ballads, and a desire to
concentrate on
movies. Though his new records did just as well as his pure rock
albums, the
emergence of the Beatles in a few years would soon make Presley seem
old-fashioned.
Despite several legitimate comebacks and his ubiquitous presence in
Hollywood films, Presley's best work was finished. In his later years,
divorced from Priscilla Presley and obese, Presley barricaded himself
from
the public gaze in Citizen Kane-like isolation at Graceland, his
Memphis
mansion and present-day shrine for millions of Presley fans.
Even a few weeks before he died of apparent heart failure at age 42 on
Aug.
16, 1977 at Graceland, Presley was capable of singing at his very
best. At
an appearance on a CBS TV special, satiated with appetite suppressors,
Presley alternated between mumbling the words to songs and belting out
old
classics. In the days following Presley's death, John Lennon, who
always
credited Presley with giving everyone else -- including the Beatles --
the
chance to succeed, summed it up best: "The King is dead. Long
live the
King."
As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, BusinessWeek is
presenting a
series of weekly profiles for the greatest innovators of the past 75
years,
from science to government. BusinessWeek Online is joining in by
adding more
online-only profiles of The Great Innovators. In late September, 2004,
BusinessWeek will publish a special commemorative issue on Innovation.
2004/09/27 Mike Brewster - BusinessWeek / Ep.Gold.Com.
All Shook Up Tickets On Sale By
Phone .
General phone sales for the musical
"All Shook Up" begin September 26, the
new Broadway musical comedy driven by songs made famous by Elvis
Presley.
Performances begin February 20, 2005, at the Palace Theatre toward and
opening of March 24. A special American Express ticket offer preceded
the
Sept. 26 public sale date. The opening of the Palace box office, for
walkup
sales, has not been announced.
For ticket information visit ticketmaster.com or call (212) 307-4100.
2004/09/26 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.
Weekly Billboard Charts.
October 2, 2004.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Billboard Top 200 Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's down 9 to #189
Billboard Top Country Albums -
Elvis 30 #1's up 1 to #27
Billboard Top Country Albums -
Ultimate Gospel up 3 to #63 (sg)
Billboard Top Christian Albums -
Ultimate Gospel down 1 to #38 (sg)
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales - That's All
Right down 8 to #51
Billboard Top Music Video Sales - He Touched Me Vol 1
& 2 enters at #38
(ne)
Billboard Top Music Video Sales - He Touched Me Vol 1
re-enters at #39
(re)
Billboard Top Music Video Sales - He Touched Me Vol 2
re-enters at #40
(re)
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
-The gospel video 'He Touched Me' music video takes up positions #38
thru 40
on the Billboard Music Sales Chart with Vol 1&2 entering for the
first time
and Vol 1 & Vol 2 separately re-entering the chart.
Dropping off the charts include:
- Elvis 30 #1's drops off the Billboard Comprehensive Album
chart. It was
at #196 on the chart last week.
Notes of Interest include include:
- Ultimate Gospel is again a sales gainer on both the Christian and
Country
charts.
- Elvis 30 #1's is now at 99 Weeks on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
2004/09/26 www.ElvisCharts.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com
'68 Comeback Special in longbox.
Here is cover of the Elvis '68 Special
DVD that was recently released.
It's a USA pressing in a 12" X 6" longbox with a different
cover.Only a
limited supply of these were made.
Still available at at COSCO in the US.
2004/09/25 Mike Malitas / Ep.Gold.Com.
Rough Guide to Elvis - Book
Re-Release.
The Rough Guide to Elvis (Second
Edition)
The Rough Guide to Elvis (Second Edition)
A new updated version of 'The Rough Guide to Elvis' by Paul Simpson
will be
re-released in Australia in November 2004. The UK release date is
October
28.
This new edition of the Rough Guide to Elvis, will be the most
up-to-date
guide on every aspect of The King, from his songs to his record
collection,
his cars to his costumes, from his birth to his mythic afterlife. The
guide
charts his life, the music, the 50 essential Presley songs, the
collectables, the museums, a world tour of the essential Elvis sights
- from
Graceland to Germany - and the Icon - Elvis as king, star, image and
myth.
January 2005 will see the 70th anniversary of Elvis Presley's birth.
Penguin have just released a new book titled 'Everything Elvis:
Fantastic
Facts About the King' in Australia and a mini version of Elvis: A
Celebration. Bookwise will release The 'Elvis Handbook' by Tara
McAdams in
October.
Everything Elvis : Fantastic Facts About the King.
Everything Elvis: Fantastic Facts About the King.
Are you ready for the ultimate book of Elvis facts and trivia?
Everything
you ever wanted to know about the king of rock'n'roll is here: the
songs;
the girls; the food; the cars; the movies; the lifestyle and the Elvis
Effect. Discover the true meaning of what it meant, and still means,
to be
Elvis Presley.
Elvis Handbook.
The "Elvis Handbook" by Tara McAdams will be released in
Australia in
October.
Elvis: A Celebration.
The ultimate celebration of the King of Rock 'n' Roll as seen from the
archives of the Elvis Presley Estate at Graceland published on the
25th
Anniversary of his death.
Compiled and written with the full authorization and assistance of the
Elvis
Presley Estate, and using exclusive material from the official archive
at
Graceland, Elvis: A Celebration is the ultimate tribute to the King of
Rock
'n' Roll on the 25th anniversary of his death. This pictorial record
of
Elvis's life features over 600 photographs and illustrations, from his
early
days in Tupelo and Memphis, his rise to superstardom, his career in
movies,
his television and Vegas performances, and his posthumous ascent to
the top
rank of the pop-culture pantheon. Loaded with news photographs,
memorabilia,
and movie stills-many never before published-this is the one book that
Elvis
fans should not be without!
2004/09/24 Penguin / http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Pre-order the upcoming book
"The Ultimate Elvis in Munich Book"
The upcoming book "The Ultimate
Elvis in Munich Book" (ISBN 3-00-014671-7)
can now be pre-ordered at a reduced price of 31.90 Euros (plus
S&H) in stead
of 39.90 Euros (plus S&H).
This offer is valid only until October 31, 2004.
ELVIS IN MUNICH.
ca. 120 pages Hardcover
Unpublished photos in b/w and color
Rare autographs and documents
Interviews with fans & friends
Articles from newspapers and magazines
The COMPLETE March of Dimes photo session
Color photographs of Elvis and Vera
Price will be around 40 Euros plus S&H
Scheduled for publication in October 2004
More Informatiom Click Here : http://www.elvis-in-munich.de/
Reserve your copy now! Just send an e-mail to: rothandi@aol.com
2004/09/24 Andreas Roth - http://www.elvis-in-munich.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Released import audience recording
on Cdr: Walk That Lonesome Road.
Unicorn Records label released a new
import Cdr release entitled "Walk That
Lonesome Road".
It contains an audience recording of Elvis' closing show of September
4, 1972.
The dinner show from this day has already been released on "I'll
Remember
You" (Rock Legends CD 1006/1998).
The CD also contains six bonus songs from this 1972 Las Vegas
engagement.
2001 Theme - See See Rider - Johnny B. Goode - Until It's Time For You
To Go
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Polk Salad Annie - What Now My
Love -
Fever - Love Me - Blue Suede Shoes - Heartbreak Hotel - All Shook Up -
Hound
Dog - I'll Remember You - Walk That Lonesome Road (The Stamps) -
Suspicious
Minds - Band Introductions - My Way - A Big Hunk 'O Love - Yu Gave Me
A
Mountain - Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Can't Help Falling In Love -
Closing
Vamp
Bonus-Songs
The Wonder Of You (August 4, 1972 Opening Show) - An Amercian Trilogy
(August 4, 1972 Opening Show) - I Got A Woman/Amen (August 10, 1972
Midnight
Show) - Proud Mary (August 10, 1972 Midnight Show) - You've Lost That
Lovin'
Feeling (August 10, 1972 Midnight Show) - For The Good Times (August
10,
1972 Midnight Show)
2004/09/24 http://www.elvisclubberlin.dec
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
New Books From Flaming Star.
The titles are "If I Can Dream"
and "The Wonder of You".
This will have the same concept as the previous series "He
Touched Me" and
"I Was The One" , pictures of Elvis with quotes.
2004/09/24 Flaming Star / Ep.Gold.Com.
Photos From The Vaults .
Announced in the UK Official
Elvis presley Fan Club magazine a new book
"From The Vaults".
This book should feature special and rare photos and comes with a free
audio CD.
2004/09/24 The Official Elvis presley Fan Club magazine /
Ep.Gold.Com.
New Picture Of The Week Added
2004/09/24/EPGold.com
American Music Legends
New release is a CD titled "American
Music Legends" from BMG Special Products in the US.
Tracklist:; Don't Be Cruel, All Shook Up, Teddy Bear, Stuck On You,
Can't Help Falling In Love,
Good Luck Charm, Suspicious Minds, There Goes My Everything, Burning
Love, My Way
2004/09/23 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis.com adds a new photo section
with a Multi-Media Gallery.
Elvis.com has added a new photo &
video section related to the new DVD sets
'68 Comeback Special and Elvis, Aloha From Hawaii. The gallery is well
worth
a visit as it includes some behind-the-scenes photos and clips that
you may
not have seen before. Particularly interesting are the photos and
lyrics
from Colonel Tom Parker's birthday party. Elvis performs new comedic
lyrics
to the song It Hurts Me, and fake snow is used, making fun of the
Colonel's
longstanding tongue-in-cheek fraternal order known as the Snowmen's
League
of America. The photos of the '68 blue-suit sit down rehearsal are
also a delight.
2004/09/23 EPE / www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
'54 Elvis recording 'treasure'
surfaces $6,000 buys acetate of 'That's All Right'
The Elvis Presley recording that helped
usher in this year's 50th
anniversary of rock and roll emerged again this week as one of the
rare
"treasures" of the record world.
John Heath, an Elvis memorabilia consultant in Marion, Ark., paid
$6,000 to
a former Memphis woman for one of the first record ings of "That's
All
Right."
"If it's what John says it is, it's an important piece of rock
and roll
history," said Jack Soden, Elvis Presley Enterprises chief
executive
officer. "It shows there are still treasures to be found in the
world."
Brian Marren, vice president of Chicago auction house MastroNet that
specializes in sports, rock and roll and other "Americana"
items, drew a
sports analogy. "It would be like finding Babe Ruth's first home
run ball,"
he said
The song, widely hailed this summer as the one that turned rock and
roll
into a music form, was recorded July 5, 1954. Heath, principal of
Marion
Junior High School, said Sun Records owner Sam Phillips quickly cut an
acetate - a demo-type record - for legendary disc jockey Dewey
Phillips at
WHBQ Radio.
Listeners deluged the station, asking WHBQ to play the song over and
over.
Sam Phillips then had to rush to cut a flipside, "Blue Moon of
Kentucky,"
for the record. He then cut three acetates with both songs. One went
to
WHBQ, one to WMPS and one to WHHM, said George Klein, the Elvis friend
who
later became another legendary Memphis deejay.
Heath, who has worked as an Elvis memorabilia consultant for Graceland
and
for Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses, said each of those
original
demo acetates had disappeared until he was contacted by Charlotte
Clark, 63,
a retired English teacher who lives in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Clark said one of her mother's friends worked for a Memphis radio
station.
She thinks it was WMPS. The woman gave the acetate to Clark's mother,
who
gave it to her. "I was probably 15 or 16. I bought the 45 (the
actual record
release) shortly thereafter so I doubt that I played it (the acetate)
many
times. I just put it in an album cover and put it away.
"I don't think it ever occurred to me that it might be worth
something,"
said Clark, until this year's 50th anniversary of rock and roll.
Suddenly
"That's All Right" was a rallying cry for the birth of rock.
Clark said she contacted Heath, who first offered $1,000 for the
acetate and
told her it could be an important find. He persuaded her to give him
"right
of first refusal" if she was offered more. Clark said she
contacted
memorabilia experts from Los Angeles to New York. They upped the
offer, and
she finally agreed to sell to Heath at $6,000. "I think it was
finally the
50th anniversary that stirred me to do something - that I should sell
it or
I'll be dead."
As a former Memphian, Clark said she also wanted the recording to
remain in
the Memphis area.
Klein, a disc jockey and host of "George Klein's Elvis Hour"
on WSRR
FM-98.1, said he plans to play a digitized version of the "That's
All Right"
acetate during Sunday's 8-9 a.m. broadcast.
BMG Records consultant Ernst Jorgensen listened to the digitized copy
this
week and said the sound of the acetate convinced him it is "the
original Sun
sound." RCA Records, which bought Elvis's Sun recordings, altered
the
originals by adding "reverb" and other effects to them. The
sound on the
acetate "has not been made public since RCA took over the Sun
masters," he said.
Clark said she doesn't want to find out if the recording is worth
hundreds
of thousands of dollars. She plans to use her $6,000 to carpet her
house,
and that's all right.
2004/09/23 By Michael Lollar - Commercialappeal.com - Memphis,
TN. / Ep.Gold.Com.
"ELVIS THE BACK STORY" DVD.
The DVD entitled "Elvis - the back
story" is nothing but a poorly copied,
edited version of the DVD release "Elvis - the missing years",
which was
once a video called "Private Elvis"!!!
2004/09/23 Tony / Ep.Gold.Com.
The Selections Of Elvis Presley.
Jack Baymoore At The Elvis At The
Movies Show.
Maybe you never heard of Jack Baymoore, but he is a top professional
performer. Jack Baymoore is from Sweden. Some of you may remember him
from
our show with John Wilkinson where he performed in January
Jack Baymoore is a great musician and singer. Some people mean that
his
voice is right between the early Elvis and Ral Donnar
Jack Baymoore and his Rock'a'Billy band Jack Baymoore And The Bandits,
have
performed all over Europe and even in the US. Early this year did they
perform in Las Vegas.
Jack Baymoore will be performing with Elvis' original bass player Bob
Moore
at the Elvis At The Movies show on October 30th & 31th in Randers
(Denmark)
& Uddevalla (Sweden)
Tickets can be ordered from Værket on phone +45 8913 5110 or thru
Elvis
Unlimited: http://www.elvisunlimited.com
2004/09/23 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Selections Of Elvis Presley.
A compilation on 2CD's from Asia.
CD: 1 Going Home, The Girl Of My Best Friend, Guitar Man, Too Much
Monkey Business,
Fever, Big Boss Man, Indescribably Blue, Singing Tree, U.S. Male,
Fools Fall In Love,
Stay Away, I'll Remember You, Let It Be Me, Bridge Over Troubled Water,
Suspicious,
Down In the Alley, Come What May, Mine, You Don't Know Me, Spanish
Eyes,
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, And I Love You So, Love Me
CD: 2 Love Me Tender, It's Now Or Never, Are You Lonesome Tonight,
Don't, Loving You,
Can't Help Falling In Love, Love Letters, I Want You, I Need You, I
Love You,
That's When Your Heartaches Begin, Young And Beautiful, Doin' The Best
I Can, Something Blue,
Angel, That's Someone You Never Forget, Just Pretend, For the Good
Times, Woman Without Love,
He'll Have To Go, It's Impossible
2004/09/22 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
The two CD's Pot Luck Sessions, Vol.
1 & 2 is out now!!!
Pot Luck Sessions, Vol. 1:
Something Blue (Take 1 - 7) - Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Take 1 - 7)
-
Easy Question (Take 1 - 3, 5) - Fountain Of Love (Take 1 - 10) - Just
For
Old Time Sake (Take 1 - 5)
Pot Luck Sessions, Vol. 2:
Night Rider (Take 1 - 5) - You´ll Be
Gone (Take 1 - 4) - I Feel That I´ve
Know You Forever (Take 1 - 5) - Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 1 -
6) -
Suspicion (Take 1 - 4) - Suspicion (Master) - She´s Not You (Take 1 -
3) -
She´s Not You (Working part (1 - 4) - She´s Not You (Master)
2004/09/22 E-Mail - Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis At The Movies Show.
Maarten Jansen from Holland, Jack
Baymoore from Sweden & Sanne Roslev from
Denmark has just been added to the line on The Elvis At The Movies
show in
Randers, Denmark on October 30th
The Elvis At The Movies show will be the first Elvis show ever to
focus on
Elvis' movie songs
Hear all your favourites like : Jailhouse Rock / Viva Las Vegas / A
Little
Less Conversation / Wooden Heart / Baby I Don't Care and many more!
Bob Moore (USA) - Played bass for Elvis in 10 years. He played on most
of
the soundtracks
Jan Shepard (USA) - Elvis' co star from King Creole & Paradise
Hawaiian
Style
Bobo Moreno (DK)
Maarten Jansen (NL)
Jack Baymoore (SV)
Sanne Roslev (DK)
Stan Urban (UK)
Tickets can be ordered from Værket on phone +45 8913 5110 or by
clicking
here : http://www.elvisunlimited.com
2004/09/22 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Final Days DVD.
New DVD "The Final Days" Out
Soon
A new DVD titled "The Final Days" will be released soon.
This DVD features the original 1977 CBS TV Special as well as the
Omaha NE
June 19th '77 show, the Rapid City, June 21st '77 show and as a
special
bonus also includes Elvis' last concert from Indianapolis, June 26th,
1977.
The Indianapolis concert is from 8 mm amateur footage with audio and
video
being digitally remastered. The total time of the Indianapolis concert
is 52
minutes.
The quality of the Omaha, NE June 19th '77 show, the Rapid City, June
21st
'77 and the "Official CBS Special" is at least just as good
as it was
released back then on the Import video tapes.
The Indianapolis show starts with a good close up as Elvis enters the
building, and starts with See See rider. Followed by I Got A woman -
Amen/
Love me / Fairy tale/ You Gave Mountain / Jailhouse rock / O solo Mio
(by
Nielsen) - It's Now Or Never/ Little Sister/ Teddy Bear/ Please
release me /
I Can't Stop Loving You / Bridge Over Troubled water (reading the
lyrics
from paper)/ Early Morning rain / What'd I Say/ Johnny B. Goode
(Burton is
playing the guitar behind his neck)/ I Really Don't Want To Know /
Hurt/
Hound Dog/ Vernon On Stage/ and Can't Help Falling In Love.
Also on this DVD you have 2 CBS Specials from August, including the TV
special from the day Elvis passed away, hosted by Geraldo Rivera. The
quality on this one is not that good, but still interesting to have.
Note : the Shows from Ohaha - Rapid City are in much better
quality
available on VCD.
2004/09/22 Elvis Australia - Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis at Tiffany's.
Elvis was recently featured at an event
at Tiffany's in New York City (at
Fifth Avenue and 57th Street) which benefited the New York Public
Library.
Pamela Clarke Keogh's new book, Elvis Presley: The Man. The Life. The
Legend
was featured on her Elvis-themed table that included many items she
collected on her recent trip to Memphis for Elvis Week. Other authors
who
participated included Candace Bushnell and Gloria Vanderbilt.
The specially decorated tables from the event remain. You can see the
Elvis-inspired table on the 4th floor of Tiffany's until October 1st.
You can find out more about Pamela Clarke Keogh at her Web site
www.pamelaclarkekeogh.com.
and more about the book in a news article here on Elvis.com.
2004/09/21 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis and Bruce - Special Feature in
Backstreets.
The Boss Magazine:
The current issue (#80 Summer/Fall 2004) of the premier Bruce
Springsteen
fanzine Backstreets - The Boss Magazine
http://www.backstreets.com/index.html
has a special feature section of
articles on the connections between Elvis and Bruce. Articles detail
Bruce's
Elvis fanship, recordings by Bruce that reference Elvis, a detailed
account
of the night Bruce jumped the wall at Graceland, and more. Good stuff.
2004/09/21 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
VOTE FOR ELVIS AS MOST STYLISH
MUSICIAN.
To vote, please go to the following
site:
http://us.gq.com
Thanks.
2004/09/21 Brian Quinn / Ep.Gold.Com.
All Shook Up
"All Shook Up," the
Broadway-bound musical inspired by Elvis Presley, has
found its swivel hips. Jarrod Emick, who just completed a run in
"The Boy
From Oz" as the boyfriend of entertainer Peter Allen, will
portray a
rebellious, rock 'n' roll stranger who romances a small-town girl in
1955
America. Jennifer Gambatese, playing the late-blooming Penny Pingleton
in
the Broadway company of "Hairspray," will be the object of
his perseverance.
The musical, featuring such Presley classics as "Heartbreak
Hotel," "Hound
Dog," "Don't Be Cruel" and "Love Me Tender,"
will play Chicago's Cadillac
Palace Theatre from Dec. 19.-Jan, 23, 2005. "All Shook Up"
opens March 24 at
the Palace Theatre in New York. Preview performances begin Feb. 20.
The
show, directed by Christopher Ashley, has a book by Joe DiPietro and
choreography by Ken Roberson.
2004/09/21 Timesleader / Ep.Gold.Com.
National Elvis Presley Convention.
"Elvis for Everyone" is to be
held in Canberra, Australia between 26 and 28
November 2004. The program includes Elvis films, an Elvis cavalcade,
tribute
artist David Cazalet, Elvis memorabilia stall and a series of
speakers/addresses. The topics include: Hero with a thousand faces;
Hillbilly Cat or copycat?; Stories behind the gospel songs; and Elvis:
Sightings & Faith - making sense of the seemingly absurd.
2004/09/21 Elvis Canberra / www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
UNITED NATIONS 60TH ANNIVERSARY
WORLDWIDE TV CONCERT.
Whilst no mention is made of Elvis I
thought that considering the aims of
the Benefit Concert it seems a great shame that Elvis cannot partake
in some
way. My suggestion would be for the TCB Band to back Elvis on the big
screen
singing "If I Can Dream". Now that would be a great message
for worldwide
peace and to raise money for worthwhile charitable causes. After all,
Elvis
must be the most recognizable face in the world, whom all nations
could
identify with.
Further, the Executive Director for the Concert is no other than Stig
Edgren, the Producer of 'Elvis - The Concert'.
In the circumstances I have e-mailed Todd Morgan at EPE requesting
that they
look into the feasability of using Elvis' image for the purpose
mentioned
above.
2004/09/21 http://un60.homestead.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis catalog available online and
nothing bigger than The Beatles.
Search any fee-based digital music
service for the best-loved musical
artists of the 20th century and most of the expected names show up.
Elvis
Presley, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Sinatra are all accounted
for,
with their complete catalogs available per song, at 99 cents apiece.
There
are holdouts, but none bigger than the best-selling recording group of
all
time, The Beatles. And this quote should get Elvis fans talking:
"Should a
deal come to fruition, fans would say yeah, yeah, yeah. The effect on
digital music "would be huge," says Paul Resnikoff, editor
of the Digital
Music News Web Site. "Nothing is bigger" than the Beatles
catalog. According
to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the
best-selling
album artists (millions of units sold) in the USA are: 1. The Beatles
166.5/
2. Elvis Presley 117.5/ 3. Led Zeppelin 106.0/ 4. Garth Brooks 105.0/
5. The
Eagles 88.0.
2004/09/21 USA Today / Ep.Gold.Com
How
Great Thou Art (Omaha June 19, 1977)
2004/09/21/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
The
Wonder Of You (Montage Of Clips)
2004/09/21/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
A Date With Elvis.
On this picture can you see the front and
backcover of the upcoming book A
Date With Elvis
A Date With Elvis will be on 240 page. It will feature more than 1000
pictures.
Many of them have never before been published
The book will be available on October 1, 2004.
2004/09/20 Graceland Magazine.de / http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Colecao Elvis.
Brasilian 8-DVD-Box Released Medsio
August 2004
Regionalcode 4.
2004/09/20 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de/
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Shock of Elvis.
Bruce Springsteen once famously said that
Elvis Presley freed people's
bodies, the way Bob Dylan freed people's minds. Loathe as I am to argue
with
The Boss, this tribute doesn't accurately measure Elvis's impact. In a
decade, the 1950s, synonymous crew cut conservative conformity, the way
Elvis sounded - and looked - wasn't just radical, it was down right
revolutionary.
Memory can be a horribly unreliable instrument but the words of those
who
were there, at the time, often tell the story best. Michael Palin, the
future Monty Python and professional traveller, recalls sitting in his
front
room in Sheffield, in northern England, with his father doing the
crossword.
Listening to the radio. Suddenly Heartbreak Hotel came on. Palin's
father
looked up from his paper in outrage. "He'd never heard anyone
mumbling on
radio before," recalled his son. A few coughs of escalating moral
disapproval followed, Palin Senior looking, for all the world, as if
revolution and anarchy were about to break out in his front room.
Disc jockey John Peel recalls a similar sense of shock: "It might
sound
pretty safe now but in the context of what was happening in the 1950s,
hearing Heartbreak Hotel was as shocking as if someone was dancing naked
in
your living room." The shock - a jolt, a tremor that prefigured the
cultural
earthquake to come - was felt across the world. And what's often
overlooked,
in the endless analysis of Presley's musical influences, is that how he
looked was as radical as what - and how - he sang.
Bill Haley had rocked around the clock but his credibility as an icon of
adolescent rebellion lasted only until you first saw him live. There was
nothing wrong with Haley as a musician but he was no Greek god and his -
and
the Comets - line in natty jackets lacked a certain sartorial eloquence.
Elvis didn't just sound black, he dressed black. His cousin Billy Smith
remembers that his family, seeing the young Elvis's additions to his
wardrobe, began to think: "Well why doesn't he just go and live
with them
[the African-Americans]?" Presley gave rock and roll the flash (and
the
make-up) that everyone from Mick Jagger to Alice Cooper would revel in.
(Even in the 1970s, his offstage costumes - coat, cane and hat - the
superfly look, has influenced contemporary acts like R. Kelly.)
As W.A. Harbinson notes in his underrated, if hysterically written,
illustrated biography of Elvis: "Flash Harry he is and Flash Harry
he'll be
climbing out of the convertible with his lop-sided grin to reveal, in
his
modest manner, 'a billiard-table green coloured coat, black trousers,
pleated white shirt, black tie, snow-white boots that zip up the side,
huge
cufflinks, and a striped cummerbund around the top of his pants.".
Later, he
would graduate to a white silk stage shirt, trimmed with lace and, later
still, his famous suit of "soft, pliable, leather impregnated with
gold".
Millions couldn't afford the convertible, the gold lame suit or the
coat,
cuffs and cummerbund ensemble, but they could -and did - make their own
small gestures. My father (who was 17 when Heartbreak Hotel first hit
the UK
charts) recalls, soon after Elvis had detonated in Britain, one of his
colleagues coming to his factory in a shiny blue jacket. It doesn't
sound
like much today but in the sartorial climate of the 1950s, when men's
fashion was (and the concept didn't really even exist then) uniformly
uniform, it was as shocking as if he'd turned up in a short skirt and
stiletto heels. The choice of jacket wasn't just a subject of comments
and
wisecracks, it was so astonishing it almost felt like an item of local
news.
And millions of people, perhaps mainly men, were making similar choices,
staging similar sartorial acts of defiance, either with the colour of
their
jackets, the flamboyance of their shirts or, in a minor gesture of
homage,
wearing their coats or jackets with the collars turned up over their
necks,
to look like him.
So sorry Bruce, but Elvis freed people's minds too - sometimes in ways
that,
almost half a century after he shook up the world, we are only starting
to
realise.
About the author: Paul Simpson is author of the acclaimed book, The
Rough
Guide To Elvis.
2004/09/20 By: Paul Simpson - http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
New DVD Set & Book From EPE.
EPE is right now working on a DVD project
titled "Presley by the Presleys"
The initial focus was on a general anthology approach for the TV
project.
But with a lot of very creative input from David Saltz, who is directing
the
special, this far more unique concept emerged.
The title pretty much says it all. It will involve Priscilla and Lisa on
a
personal level and will also include Patsy Presley, who was Elvis' first
cousin and one of his closest friends. She has never done interviews or
written books before. Altogether, it will present new, rich territory.
The purpose behind this project is to unravel more of Elvis' background
-
where he came from, what influenced him, maybe help explain why he made
some
of the choices he did.
The companion book is being written by David Dalton, and it will draw
from
the many photos, transcripts and documents that are housed in the
Graceland
archives.
Both projects are still in flux, so they haven't set final release dates
yet.
2004/09/20 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Rock 'n' brawl.
Mag's crowning of The King draws ire of
black group
A group of black activists, including singers Dionne Warwick and Chuck
Jackson, are all shook up about Rolling Stone's claim that rock 'n' roll
is
the birth child of The King.
The magazine's current issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of rock,
tracing the genre's origin to Elvis Presley's first recordings.
"I knew Elvis personally, and he would be the first person to say,
'Don't
say I started rock 'n' roll,' " said Jackson.
"Without black artists like Little Richard and Chuck Berry, Elvis
wouldn't
have got started. He would be playing country-and-Western."
Jackson was one of a handful of people from the group Millions for
Reparations who protested outside Rolling Stone's midtown offices
yesterday.
Saying the magazine "whitewashed" the early contributions of
black artists,
the group vowed to demonstrate again tonight and tomorrow at anniversary
concerts planned for the Roseland Ballroom.
"Those who built the foundations of rock 'n' roll, people like
Little
Richard and Bo Diddley, are having their contributions negated,"
said
Warwick. "That is completely unfair."
It seems like these people just didn't exist, but in reality they made
rock
'n' roll."
The special edition of the magazine features artsy photographs of rock
'n'
roll stars - from Elvis to Sting and U2. Black artists, among them Jimi
Hendrix and Janet Jackson, are included.
Rolling Stone spokeswoman Lisa Dallos said Elvis' recordings half a
century
ago were a huge landmark for rock music, which is why they are being
credited with its birth.
But, she said, "We totally acknowledge the contribution of black
artists to
rock music. In our immortal list of the 50 Top Rock Artists, seven black
artists are in the top 11."
The Roseland concerts, sponsored by the magazine, will feature black
artists, including James Brown, Diddley and Lenny Kravitz, she said.
2004/09/19 ADAM NICHOLS - DAILY NEWS / Ep.Gold.Com.
Lost in Elvis.
Put on your blue suede shoes for the
grand opening on 18 September of a new
collectible memorabilia shop "Lost in Time" in Newport
Pagnell, UK. Owner of
the shop Paula Clowsley has traded in her bookkeeper job to sell limited
edition Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe merchandise. Paula said:
"I've
always been interested in collectibles in general but only seriously
became
involved with Elvis and Marilyn merchandise a few years ago. "I
don't
remember much about them myself because I was very young when Elvis died
and
not even born when Marilyn was alive but have always been a fan of both.
"They are two of the most influential 20th century icons and they
both had
very similar lives because of their fame. Due to the popularity of both
stars Paula found that there was still a huge demand from fans and
decided
to open a shop that would specialise in old style memorabilia.
2004/09/18 Milton Keynes Online - http://www.elvisinfonet.com
/Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Handbook.
Elvis Handbook released in the US last
month, this book by Tara McAdams will
be released in Australia (RRP$29.95) and NewZealand (RRP$35.95) on 5
October. Thanks to the Australian distributor, Bookwise
International.
2004/09/18 Bookwise International - http://www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Cash Auction Yields $1.2 Million On
First Day.
An auction of items from Johnny Cash's
estate took in $1.24 million on its
first day yesterday (Sept. 14), as collectors paid as much as 15 times
the
expected amount for the late country music star's belongings.
Bidding at New York auction house Sotheby's topped out at $131,200 for a
custom-made guitar used by Cash on his tours. The Grammer model guitar
had
been expected to bring in $10,000 to $20,000.
Country music's "Man in Black," Cash died last September after
complications
from diabetes. The auction's 769 lots trace the five decades of his
career
and his life with June Carter Cash, who died in May 2003.
A photo of Elvis Presley, inscribed with the words "June, I love
you," sold
for $18,000, well above its expected price of $800 to $1,200. Other top
bids
included $42,000 for a pair of Tiffany silver centerpieces, expected to
go
for $15,000 to $20,000. Museums, celebrities and long-time friends of
the
Cashs were among bidders.
"We always expected this auction to be a success, simply because of
the
stature Johnny and June have attained," said Leila Dunbar, head of
Sotheby's
collectibles department. "Here you have the most recognizable union
in
country music."
Sotheby's had estimated the auction would bring in about $1.5 million,
but
is likely to far exceed that. The auction runs through tomorrow, with
proceeds going to the Cash estate.
Still up for sale are several of Cash's trademark black jackets, a 1987
Rolls Royce and the grand piano featured in his last video,
"Hurt."
2004/09/17 Billboard / Ep.Gold.Com.
GOLF ANALYST COMPARES PRESSURE OF
GOLFERS LIKE MIKE WEIR AND TIGER WOODS
LEADING IN THE FINAL ROUND TO THE KIND OF PRESSURE ELVIS FELT...
After our local golfer Mike Weir lost the
Canadian Open which hasn't been
won by a Canadian in 50 year's,his "collapse" was blamed on
the fact that
over 50,000 fan's were going nuts and following him everywhere,it was so
loud for him he had to unplug his ear's by squeezing his nose and
blowing,he
said the pressure was overwhelming,and the golf analyst in question and
a
former tour pro himself said,the pressure he felt with all the people
going
hysterical over his chance to be the first Canadian champion in 50
year's
made it nearly impossible for him to come thru{by the way Vijay Singh
won,he
had no attention at all!}Anyways{Jim Nelford}said it was like Elvis
Presley
entering an arena,the only other thing he could compare the pressure of
what
these guy's were going thru was what Elvis faced everytime he stepped
out on
stage,all of the expectation's to be be nothing but sensational and the
very,very,best.
2004/09/17 Ian Anderson / Ep.Gold.Com.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Honors
Legendary DJ Bill Randle
photo:Bill Randle with Elvis, Scotty and Bill
Bill Randle with Elvis, Scotty and Bill
Museum offers free admission and programming to honor legendary
Cleveland DJ
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will pay tribute to the
legendary
Cleveland DJ Bill Randle on Sunday, September 26 with free admission to
the
Museum and free programming.
Bill Randle, a DJ and record producer, has been credited with helping to
launch Elvis Presley s career. Randle hosted Elvis first TV
appearance on
the Dorsey Brothers Stage Show in 1956 and put him on the
radio in both
New York and Ohio. He has also been associated with helping the
careers of
the Four Lads, Bobby Darin, Johnnie Ray, the Crew Cuts, Tony Bennett,
Fats
Domino and many more.
Bill Randle was one of the most influential DJs in the 1950s and 60s,
said
Terry Stewart, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and
Museum. In addition to being a DJ, signing and producing
artists, he was
also a very educated man.
In addition to his undergraduate degree from Wayne State University and
a
law degree from Oklahoma City University, Randle earned a doctorate in
American studies, a master's degree in sociology from Western Reserve
University, a master's degree in journalism from Kent State University
and a
master's degree in education from Cleveland State University.
Randle passed
the Ohio bar at the age of 64 and opened a law firm in Lakewood, Ohio
where
he practiced for over a decade. Randle passed away, due to cancer,
on July
9, 2004.
In addition to offering free admission to the Museum from 10:00 a.m.
5:30
p.m., the Museum will also host a free performance by the Four Lads, one
of
the pop groups Randle worked with, on the Museum s Main Stage at 3:00
p.m.
Following the performance will be a free panel discussion and tribute to
Randle in the Museum s Fourth Floor Theater from 4:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
The panel discussion and tribute will start with a video package looking
at
an overview of Randle s career, including footage from Cleveland,
Detroit
and New York. Following the video will be panel discussion moderated by
WCPN
s David C. Barnett and including Norman Wain and Bernie Toorish of the
Four
Lads. Audience participation will be welcome.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum exists to educate its
visitors,
fans and scholars from around the world about the history and
significance
of rock and roll music. The Museum carries out this mission
through its
efforts to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret this art form.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
On
Wednesdays the Museum is open until 9:00 p.m. Museum admission is
$20.00
for adults, $14.00 for seniors (60+), $11 for children (9-12) and
children
under 8 and Museum members are free.
DJ legend Bill Randle Dead at 81.
2004/09/17 Pat Randle - http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Fund-raiser falling short for Elvis
statue.
Artist Eric Kaposta works on a statue of
Elvis. The statue will take its
place in front of Municipal Auditorium for the 50th anniversary of
Elvis'
first career performance.
Fans who love Elvis are falling a little short on the
"tender." A drive to
raise $20,000 to fund a statue of the king of rock 'n' roll stands
nearly
$13,000 shy, according to Dianne Patrick, president of the local Elvis'
Angels Fan Club.
To contribute :
Elvis Presley Statue Fund
Citizens National Bank
Account No. 4201035
P.O. Box 6266
Bossier City, LA 71171
Shreveport's Downtown Development Authority also has committed $40,000
toward the $60,000 statue. However, that money is contingent on the
remaining funds being raised by the fan club. Time is running short.
The statue by Houston artist Eric Kaposta, formerly of Shreveport, is
being
timed to take its place in front of Municipal Auditorium for the 50th
anniversary of Elvis' first career performance, Oct. 16, 1954, at the
Louisiana Hayride.
"We're still plugging along. We've gotten a lot of calls, a lot of
feedback
and have heard from people all over the world -- Ireland, Belgium,
Germany.
We've got the word out just about everywhere," Patrick said.
Last month, Patrick said more than 700 notices were issued to presidents
of
Elvis fan clubs during Elvis Week in Memphis. "We're doing
everything we
can," she said.
The local Elvis fan club consists of
To contribute
Elvis Presley Statue Fund
Citizens National Bank
Account No. 4201035
P.O. Box 6266
Bossier City, LA 71171
about 100 members.
The Graceland-sanctioned Elvis statue will stand on a granite base.
Patrick
said there are plans to include the names of individuals who contribute
$3,000, or businesses who contribute $5,000, on the base of the statue.
The cost of the project is actually $80,000, but Kaposta volunteered to
drop
the price.
"Elvis is a big hero of mine," said Kaposta, who is also a
musician. "This
is a challenge and an honor. There are people in the world who have
never
dropped their affection for him.
"I see this as an economic engine for the city of Shreveport.
People will
come from different states just to see this piece, but then they'll also
see
a great city on a beautiful river, entertainment right down the street,
and
just a beautiful little city. There are multitudes of Elvis fans who
will go
out of their way just to see something like this."
- Elvis Statue Looks Set For Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium (Our
original
story July 29, 2004)
- Elvis Angels Fan Club USA.
2004/09/17 By: Don Walker - Elvis Angels FC - The
Shreveport Times / Ep.Gold.Com.
Sept. 25, 2004 - Billboard Chart
Updates.
The Elvis International Fan Club Website
- www.ElvisInternational.com
posts
Billboard Weekly chart updates each week on Thursday morning at
www.ElvisCharts.com. Here are
the complete U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart
listings for the week of:
Sept. 25, 2004
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Billboard Top 200 Albums - Elvis 30 #1's - up 2 to #180
Billboard Comprehensive Albums - Elvis 30 #1's - up 1 to #196
Billboard Top Country Albums - Elvis 30 #1's - up 2 to #28
Billboard Top Country Albums - Ultimate Gospel - down 24 to #66
Billboard Top Christian Albums - Ultimate Gospel - down 21 to #37
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales - That's All Right - up 8 to #43 (sg)
Note that:
- That's All Right single is still selling and is noted as a sales
gainer
for this week.
- Elvis 30 #1's is now at 98 Weeks on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
- One final personal note, I am finding that the Weekly Billboard chart
info
that I post on the EI website, and then here has been credited to Elvis
News, Collectors Club website, etc, etc. I have never wanted to
singularly
be credit, but would like everyone to know that the source for all this
info
is the Elvis International Website at - www.ElvisInternational.com
I post
the info on the EI website and then repeat the info here on the E1/E2
message board because of habit. I pay dearly for my Premium Billboard
account and want to make sure that everyone knows that this is for and
by
the Elvis International Fan Club and we encourage everyone to share this
info. If you are not already a member of our growing fan club, check us
out!
There is a free internet only membership level, and a reasonable paid
membership level that includes quarterly newsletters, membership cards
and
other goodies.
2004/09/16 www.ElvisInternational.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Shreveport Louisiana's, Elvis
Presley, Statue and Shreveport louisiana
October 2004 Concert, world-wide Elvis
Presley news & Bill Clinton.
It is not surprising that, "Billboard", magazine features
Elvis Presley in
it's 18 September 2004 issue celebrating 50th Anniversary of Rock 'n'
Roll.
The media as a whole have already recognised the important event.
Around the world major cities have held, and are holding Elvis
festivals!
Shreveport Louisiana is no exception, it will hold a special Concert
October
2004 to commemorate Elvis's debut on the famous, "Louisiana
Hayride", radio
show back in October 1954!
World renowned guitarist James Burton will lead a host of stars on the
night.
A beautiful life-sized bronze statue of Elvis is to be erected outside
the
historic Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport - a fitting tribute to the
world's most versatile singer.
(Coincidently, the writer gave Bill Clinton a large postcard of the
poignant, "Elvis at 13", bronze statue erected in Tupelo
Mississippi, when
he was signing copies of his Autobiography in Dublin Ireland, back in
August. "That's neat...thank you!", he said.
Page 36 of Clinton's 950 page book tells of his life-long love for the
singer)
http://www.mauricecolgan.20fr.com/
2004/09/16 ElvisArt / Ep.Gold.Com.
CASH-ING IN.
JOHNNY CASH's guitar sold for $131,200 (£73,200)
at a NEW YORK auction
yesterday (September 14).
The custom-made abalone-inlaid acoustic guitar was only expected to
reach
$20,000 (£11,650) in the auction, which fetched $1.24 million (£692,000)
in
its first day, and saw some collectors pay up to 15 times the expected
prices for the late country legend's possessions.
Made in the 1960s by Billy Grammer and labelled 'Custom Made For Johnny
Cash', the instrument was bought by Sharon Graves of Nebraska.
Graves, who already has an extensive collection of Cash memorabilia from
her
late husband Terry, said: "It'll be the centrepiece of the
collection. I
bought it in (Terry's) memory."
According to BBC News, there were 769 lots at the auction tracing the
singer's five decade of career and his life with June Carter Cash, who
died
last May.
The three day sale was estimated to raise about $1.5 million according
to
Sotheby's, but the final total is likely to exceed that.
Head of Sotheby's collectables department Leila Dunbar said: "We
always
expected this auction to be a success, simply because of the stature
Johnny
and June have attained."
She added: "Here you have the most recognisable union in country
music."
A photo of Elvis Presley inscribed 'June, I love you' sold for $18,000
(£10,000) and a pair of Tiffany silver centrepieces fetched $42,000
($23,300).
A striped prisoner's jacket, presented to Cash by a warden after he
performed his legendary Folsom Prison concert, sold for $6,000 (£3,350).
The auction's proceeds are set to go to the Cash estate and items still
up
for sale include a 1987 Rolls Royce, the grand piano featured in the
singer's last video 'Hurt' and several of Cash's trademark black
jackets.
The sale finishes September 16.
2004/09/16 http://www.nme.co.uk
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Artist Collection - Australian
Release Date.
Artist Collection - Elvis Presley CD.
BMG Australia will release the 'Elvis Presley Artist Collection CD' on
October 4. The Artist Collection is a new mid-price series which
includes
one Elvis Presley CD. BMG will release 13 other artist CD's and seven
DVD's
at the same time.
The covers for the series have been designed by one of the world's
leading
alternative artists. The Elvis cover has The King's image composed by
using
a piece of cheese with alfoil for his mouth, pieces of leather fixed by
a
rivet punch for his eyebrows and star studs around his neck.
Other artists in released on October 4 include Whitney Houston, Dolly
Parton, Santana, Hall & Oates and Kenny G.
Elvis CD Track listing: Mystery Train - Blue Moon - Lawdy, Miss Clawdy -
Baby I Don't Care - Crawfish - Ain't That Loving You Baby - Fever - The
Girl
Of My Best Friend - Guitar Man - Reconsider Baby - Suspicion - Patch It
Up -
Polk Salad Annie - There Goes My Everything
Due out October 4, 2004.
2004/09/16 http://www.elvis.com.au
- BMG Australia / Ep.Gold.Com.
'All Shook Up' Has Found Its Swivel
Hips.
"All Shook Up," the
Broadway-bound musical inspired by Elvis Presley, has
found its swivel hips. Jarrod Emick, who just completed a run in
"The Boy
From Oz" as the boy friend of entertainer Peter Allen, will portray
a
rebellious, roll 'n' roll stranger who romances a small-town girl in
1955
America. Jennifer Gambatese, currently playing the late-blooming Penny
Pingleton in the Broadway company of "Hairspray," will be the
object of his
perseverance. The musical, featuring such Presley classics as
"Heartbreak
Hotel," "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel" and
"Love Me Tender," will play
Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, Dec. 19.-Jan, 23, 2005. "All
Shook Up"
opens March 24 at the Palace Theatre in New York. Preview performances
begin
Feb. 20. The show, directed by Christopher Ashley, has a book by Joe
DiPietro and choreography by Ken Roberson.
2004/09/16 Yahoo News / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Presley shop opens in Vienna.
A shop dedicated to selling Elvis Presley
memorabilia is opening in Vienna
next week. Elvis fans will be able to find shelf upon shelf of related
items
at the shop in the upmarket Alsergrund district. Items range from cheap
souvenirs to £1,300 authorised copies of Elvis suits made by the
singer's
tailor. The store is also far larger than any of the nearby stores
dedicated
to more traditional Vienna Musical greats like Beethoven and Mozart.
"People
can buy anything Elvis related here, from cheap trinkets to high-quality
products," said owner Wolfgang Hahn, who is a friend of Presley's
widow
Priscilla. A guitar once played by Presley and several authentic
autographs
and guitar picks will be on display in a small museum in the shop. Hahn
said: "I want to make Austria a mecca for Elvis fans. And I want
people to
know how original Elvis was. A phenomenon like that will probably never
come
around again. Elvis is one of the most undervalued artists ever."
The shop
will also provide its own shuttle service to Vienna from all over
Austria.
Website: www.elvis4you.com
2004/09/16 Daily News, Pakistan / www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The very best of Elvis Presley
HDCD.
What a beautiful CD released exclusively
in Hong Kong only. This Double
album features 50 of the very best Elvis most -loved songs including:
Don't
Ask Me Why, The Thrill Of Your Love, There's Always Me, She Wears My
Ring,
It Hurts Me, And I Love You So (Alternate take), Rags To Riches, Young
And
Beautiful, It's Only Love, Unchained Melody, ..etc.
2004/09/15 HT Long / Ep.Gold.Com.
Stardom to Sisterhood "Actress
Who Had Everything Found More"
The day Dolores Hart entered the convent,
she had her limousine drop her at the gates.
Less than 40 years ago, Dolores Hart was
one of the most visible and envied
women in Hollywood.
New Role, New Life
In the late 1950s, Hart was a starlet, making thousands of dollars per
week
and billed as the next Grace Kelly. She was the first actress to kiss
Elvis
Presley on the silver screen and in a six-year period, she starred in
films
with Anthony Quinn, Robert Wagner, Jeff Chandler, and Montgomery Clift.
(Pictures by Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com)
She was the top-billed actress in MGM's highest grossing move of 1962:
Where
the Boys Are. Today she is Mother Dolores. She lives at the Abbey of
Regina
Laudis in rural Connecticut, where she has been a cloistered nun for 37
years.
Through a special dispensation from the Abbey, ABCNEWS' Bob Brown was
able
to talk with her without being separated by a grill and walk with her
outside the fences of the cloistered grounds.
Destined for Greatness
Hart was a child of the silver screen - both of her parents were actors.
Though neither of them became a star, she was baptized in the glow of
Hollywood. Early on, she thought she too would have a career in the
movies.
"I grew up on Mulholland Drive, watching the klieg lights, just
enamored at
the lights from Sunset Boulevard," she says.
"You can imagine what that meant to me, as a 6-year-old, to
suddenly find
myself wandering around 20th Century Fox movie lots, thinking that was
going
to be my future." Though her parents were not religious, they sent
her to a
parochial school in Chicago where she lived with her grandparents.
Leaving
Hollywood, however, was a brief diversion from her path to the silver
screen. Hart grew into a striking beauty and in 1957, at the age of 18,
she
signed a contract with famed movie producer Hal Wallis.
And in her first picture, Loving You, she starred opposite Elvis
Presley.
Hart recalls that when she and Elvis were supposed to kiss, the teens
blushed. "My ears start getting purple, and even his ears started
getting
purple," she recalls. "They brought everybody over to brush
our ears down
with, um, paint or whatever it is." She has fond memories of
working with
Elvis: "If there is one thing that I am most grateful for, it's the
privilege of being one of the few persons left to acknowledge his
innocence."
Finding Peace in the Country
(Pictures By Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com)
Despite her success and celebrity, however, Hart remembers her time in
show
business as filled with heartache. She found it emotionally difficult to
separate from her colleagues after bonding with them while shooting a
movie.
"You work intensely for maybe eight to 10 weeks. And then you
break," she
says. "And you never see the person again. It's terrible. I think
that's one
of the most anguishing parts of Hollywood." During a period in
which she
worked in New York, starring in a Broadway play, Hart would often
retreat to
the country on her days off. On the suggestion of a friend, she took
refuge
in the guest house of a Connecticut convent, Abbey of Regina Laudis.
Hart was initially hesitant about the abbey, thinking back on her
experience
as a Catholic schoolgirl in Chicago. But unlike Hollywood, it offered
community and continuity. Its members worked hard and stayed together.
Hart
was hooked: "I felt that I was going to be back here
sometime." More than
three years after the first of several visits to the convent, Hart was
engaged to be married. But instead of becoming a wife, she says she had
a
spiritual calling and dedicated herself to the Church and life at Regina
Laudis.
For California businessman Don Robinson - Delores Hart's fiancé at the
time
- the news was devastating. "I actually broke down and cried,"
he recalls.
"I couldn't believe it." New Role, New Life The day Hart
entered Regina
Laudise, her limousine dropped her off following a publicity event for
her
latest movie Come Fly with Me.
She was 24 years old. She found the transition into the sisterhood
difficult. Trained as a movie star, Hart was ill prepared for the daily,
disciplined ebb and flow of cloistered life. Seven years passed, she
says,
before she felt completely comfortable with her decision to join the
order.
Decades later, Robinson still lives in Los Angeles and has never
married. He
continues to visit the woman he now knows as Mother Dolores each year.
He
says their love has sustained itself - albeit in ways very different
from
what he'd imagined as a younger man. "We have grown together. Like
we would
have in our marriage," he says, "She's my life."
In recent years, Mother Dolores's health has declined. She suffers from
a
nerve condition that sometimes leaves her in extreme pain. And even
though
she clearly made a choice to become a nun, she says it was not a choice
to
abandon who she was. "I have struggled with this call to vocation
all my
life," she says. "I can understand why people have doubts,
because who
understands God? I don't. When you are dealing with something at this
level,
you are dealing with mystery."
Mo